#Ban Ki Moon

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Katharine McPhee attends the special event for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted by Brett Ratner and David Raymond at Hilhaven Lodge on August 10, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

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The Elders call for an End to the Occupation of Palestine

In line with the ICJ ruling.

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6 July 2011 | Prince Felipe of Spain and Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon attend the inauguration of the new United Nations Support Base in Quart De Poblet, Valencia, Spain. During his visit the Secretary-General will also take part in a meeting on Millennium Development Goals, food security and sustainable growth in Madrid on Thursday. (c) Xaume Olleros/Getty Images

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Wherever we look, and especially if we look through the lens of poverty - we see that women still bear the greatest burdens.

- Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

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It's November 30th, ⚗️the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare. The United Nations (UN) and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have recognized this annual event since 2005 as a way for everybody on the planet to pay tribute to the unfortunate victims of chemical warfare. The OPCW, with its 193 Member States, oversees the global effort to permanently and verifiably eliminate chemical weapons. 

Although the vast majority of nations have ratified the OPCW's Chemical Weapons Convention and either given up or destroyed their stockpiles of chemical weapons, Egypt, Israel, South Sudan, and North Korea have not and are suspected of possessing stockpiles. 

Syria has acceded to the convention, but nevertheless is known to possess a sizeable stockpile. In 2013, then-UN-Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted this in a speech as he condemned the nation for its alleged exploitation of chemical weapons in its ongoing civil war. He also urged "the international community to intensify efforts to rid the world of chemical weapons, along with all other weapons of mass destruction. Let us work together to bring all States under the Convention and promote its full implementation. This is how we can best honor past victims and liberate future generations from the threat of chemical weapons." ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

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Ban Ki-moon

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The Elders, a group of global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, highlights complicit military aid to Apartheid Israel

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How the UN produces new secretary generals

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With former UN secretary Ban Ki-moon

Rivulet is with former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

have a scug sir

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20th anniversary of the sea to sea flag. 1.25 miles of PRIDE on Duval street in Key West. This year is the 45th anniversary of the original rainbow flag designed by Gilbert Baker.

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“We declare that human rights are for all of us, all the time: whoever we are and wherever we are from; no matter our class, our opinions, our sexual orientation.”

— Ban Ki-moon

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Corporations Churches and Civic Groups as well as Professional Organizations need to speak out in the strongest terms against the targeted right wing hate campaign against LBGTQ people. The fading right wing radical minority is using every dirty trick, every gerrymandered state legislation, to attack vulnerable people. They will continue to do it until they are held accountable and punished for their hate-mongering.

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As the Republican “culture war” has turned into a full-fledged battle against basic human rights, the political media’s continued insistence on covering it like just another political tactic is enabling it.

That’s right: Journalistic restraint is aiding and abetting the dehumanizing of gay and trans people by a bunch of evil fanatics.

Dan Froomkin at Press Watch. During Pride month, journalists should be ashamed

[thanks to protoslacker]

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The reason for the existence of the United Nations Secretary-General (Essay)

Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, is widely regarded as the worst Secretary-General of the United Nations in history. This man, who rose to prominence as a South Korean diplomat, took many actions to benefit South Korea, and when his neutrality was questioned, he roared, ``There is no neutrality in the United Nations.'' Guterres, the current 9th Secretary-General of the United Nations, has served as Prime Minister of Portugal and as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and is more impartial than his current position, but Ban’s bias is striking. Later, Ban Ki-moon tried to become the president of South Korea, but was turned away by the Korean people on the grounds that he would ``not make much of a contribution to South Korea.''

Now, there have only been nine Secretaries-General of the United Nations, which is a small number, but if you think about the countries that have held this post, there are relatively many countries such as Burma (currently Myanmar), Austria, Egypt, South Korea, and Portugal. Many are from small countries. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is elected by the permanent members of the United Nations, and his role is most required to mediate disputes. This is by no means a small role, but an important one that will require his insight as a representative of a small country.

However, the United Nations was originally started by the three victorious powers of WW2 - the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union (now Russia) to define the world order, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations was limited to giving advice as a representative of small countries. It cannot be denied that there is.

Interestingly, the three enemy Axis powers of WW2 - Germany, Japan, and Italy - cannot become permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, but they are also not the countries of origin of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Is it because it is recognized that they are not small countries?

Rei Morishita

国連事務総長の存在理由（エッセイ）

第8代国連事務総長の藩基文は、史上最低の国連事務総長との評価が定まっている。韓国の外交官あがりのこの男は、韓国に便宜を図る行動を多く行い、その中立性に疑問を呈されると、「国連に中立はない」と嘯いた。現在の第９代国連事務総長のグテーレスは、ポルトガル首相、国連難民高等弁務官を務め��現職になり公平なのに比べると、その偏りが顕著だ。のちに藩基文は韓国大統領になろうとしたが「韓国への寄与が少ない」との理由で、韓国国民にはそっぽを向かれた。

さて、国連事務総長は歴代９人しかいなくて、人数は少ないが、どんな国の人がこのポストに就いたか考えると、ビルマ（現ミャンマー）、オーストリア、エジプト、韓国、ポルトガルなど、比較的小国の出身者が多い。国連事務総長は、常任理事国の推選で選出され、紛争の周旋がもっとも求められる役割となっている。決して小さな役割ではなく、小国の代表としての見識が問われる重要なものであろう。

ただ国連はもともとＷＷ２の戦勝国３国――アメリカ、イギリス、ソヴィエト（現ロシア）が世界秩序を定めるために始めたものであり、国連事務総長は小国の代表として助言するにとどまるという限界を持っているのは否定できないであろう。

面白いことに、敵役であるＷＷ２の枢軸国３国――ドイツ、日本、イタリアの場合、常任理事国になることは不可能であるが、国連事務総長の出身国にもなっていない。一応小国ではないと認められているからであろうか？

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former un secretary general ban ki moon

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47 couples of the Unificationist faith community offered their marriages and future families to God this past Saturday evening during the Holy Marriage Blessing (Satellite) Ceremony in Las Vegas this past Saturday. Standing alongside their peers, family and friends, the couples vowed “to become a couple for eternity and build ideal families.”

For Yujin Angolio, one of the young brides at the Las Vegas satellite ceremony, that commitment is for a larger vision. “It’s not just one day or one moment. This is an eternal commitment you are making,” says Yujin. “Having the right intentions in terms of what you want to go into and realizing that you are doing it for something that’s bigger than yourself. That motivation can help you with your eternal commitment with each other.”

A total of 8,000 couples simultaneously attended the main ceremony in Gapyeong, South Korea and in other satellite ceremonies around the world.

As core tenants of the Unificationist faith, abstinence from sex before marriage and not dating are highly encouraged in the youth to help prepare them for receiving the Holy Marriage Blessing later in life. However, over the last few years, there has been a steady rise in couples from “non-traditional” backgrounds choosing to participate in the Holy Marriage Blessing Ceremony, such as previously divorced couples who are re-marrying or those who were distant from the faith community before. It is a testament to the redemptive power of this sacrament.

Some people who grew up in the church have chosen to date outside of the Unificationist faith community but found that they were dissatisfied with the quality of those relationships. They later chose to find a life partner within the faith, because of shared values and the Holy Marriage Blessing’s emphasis on commitment.

“I explored dating outside of the movement,” says Jamie Christian, a groom at the Las Vegas satellite ceremony. “Dating was a game with a lot of unspoken rules. It took a lot of time to really have deeper conversations and to talk about values, hopes and expectations in life with whoever it is you’re seeing. The amount of depth that you gain from a relationship, from this [Blessing] process is so much faster and so much more intentional than traditional dating.”

Many of the young couples in Saturday’s ceremony are children of Unificationist members who also received the Holy Marriage Blessing decades ago. Inspired by their parents’ commitment grounded in faith, a new generation is inheriting the tradition of marrying not just for themselves, but for the sake of building God’s family. A large number of couples go through a family-guided, intentional engagement process before committing to the Holy Marriage Blessing.

“It wasn’t just our parents that helped us. We also had many friends and supporters that helped us get to where we are,” shares Kentoku Kato, another young groom. “I think that being part of the Blessing Ceremony is like a culmination of their hearts and investments and efforts. We want to be able to honor that with this Blessing Ceremony.”

Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, the leader of the global Unificationist faith community, officiated the ceremony. Her benediction prayer to God over the thousands of newlyweds asked that “All the 8,000 couples receiving the Blessing today…grow as Blessed Couples that [God] can take pride in.”

Mother Moon, often referred to as “the Mother of Peace,” is one of the few (if any) female leaders of a global religious movement. Her leadership style of the Unification movement for the past 11 years has been different from her husband’s 58 years at the movement’s forefront, but no less effective. She commands the respect of current and former heads of state and international civic leaders, including Ban Ki-Moon and Waris Dirie. Although a religious leader, her influence has touched society at large through the hundreds of charitable organizations and projects founded across industries, including culture and arts, education, business, sports, and philanthropy.

The Holy Marriage Blessing has been at the forefront of cultural diversification in the U.S. Cross-cultural marriage was fairly uncommon for most of American history, even as a nation that has long been considered a “melting pot” of diversity. After the Supreme Court decision in Loving vs. Virginia (1967) passed, interracial marriages began to steadily rise over the next decades. While there are multiple factors that contribute to the occurrences of cross-cultural marriage, such as overseas military postings or changes in legal precedent, the “Unification Church’s” intercultural and interracial mass weddings have been a major contributing factor in destigmatizing cross-cultural marriage. Even racially homogeneous nations such as Korea are now seeing cross-cultural marriages on the rise.

The long-standing tradition of the Holy Marriage Blessing dates back to 1960, with the marriage of the Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, co-founders of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, colloquially known as the “Unification Church.” They have since blessed millions of couples in marriage for the sake of world peace. Unificationists around the world are proud of the impact the Marriage Blessing has had in bringing about cultural, racial, and religious unity, none more so than the couples participating in Saturday’s ceremony.

Released by Nancy Jubb - FFWPU USA

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How I would connect certain movie dialogues with specific astrological placements

Keep in mind that I am still a beginner, so these may or may not resonate.

I am the rightful owner of the content of this post and any kind of plagiarism will not be tolerated.

"pyaar dosti hai, agar wo meri sabse acchi dost nhi ban sakti toh mei usse kabhi pyaar hi nhi kar sakta"

Translation

"Love is friendship. If she can't be my best friend, then I can never love her."

Venus in Aquarius or the 11th house.

Moon in Libra or Aquarius.

Why? Because these placements suggest a strong desire for genuine understanding and friendship in their relationships.

"Tusi ja rahe ho, tusi na jao"

Translation

"you are leaving, please don't go"

Venus in Pisces

Moon in cancer or strong 4th house influence

The moon in cancer can give attachment to the person you love and cause difficulties in letting them go. Venus in Pisces makes a person extremely devotional towards the person they love, hence making them extremely attached.

"MERE HISAAB SE TOH DHARM EK HI KAAM KARTA HAI, YA TOH WOH INSAAN KO BEBAS BANATA HAI, YA AATANKWAADI."

Translation

"In my opinion, religion only does one thing: it either makes a person helpless or a ter*orist."

Ketu in 9th house

Saturn in 9th house

sun in Aquarius

These placements indicate that the native will question religious beliefs and be critical of the customs or traditions.

"Jab zindagi ek bar mili hai toh do bar kyun soche."

Translation

"when you only live once, why think twice?"

Mars in Aries or Sagittarius

jupiter in the 1st house

Sun in Leo or Sagittarius

These placements can make someone really courageous, bold, spontaneous and optimistic. They will not second guess themselves or doubt their decisions because they fully believe in themselves.

"Zindagi jeene ke do hi tarike hote hai - Ek jo ho raha hai hone do, bardaasht karte jao, ya phir zimmedari uthao usse badalne ki."

Translation

"There are only two ways to live life: either let things happen and keep enduring, or take responsibility to change them."

Saturn in 1st or 10th house

sun in Capricorn

and mars in Aries or Scorpio

These placements make a person action oriented, creates a strong sense of responsibility, authority and taking charge. These placements make a person disciplined in achieving their goals.

"Success ke piche mat bhago. Kabil bano kabil. Kamyabi toh sali jhak maar ke peeche ayegi."

Translation

"Don’t chase success. Become capable, truly capable. Success will come running after you."

Saturn in 10th house

jupiter in Capricorn

and mars in Virgo

All these placements focus on self improvement through hard work and sufficient efforts. Mars in Virgo makes perfectionists through constantly improving their abilities.

"Haar tab hoti hai, jab haar man li jaye"

Translation

"Defeat only occurs when one chooses to accept it."

Saturn in 1st house or strong Saturn influence

Mars in Capricorn

Sun in leo

Pluto in the 1st house

People with these placements are resilient, determined and do not accept defeat easily. They are focused on winning and transforming.

Let me know if you liked it or not

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"oh, how very american of you to call it that."  it's the gentlest of digs at him, yet it's the most that she's capable of; and a wry smile softly blossoms soon after, just to show that she doesn't really mind.  sure, she came to the united states thinking that she might get away with having just one year in her twenties that was not spent rubbing elbows with influential dignitaries and foreign leaders, but it was foolish of her to expect anything else, truly.  "fine, i'll come.  ...  but you owe me a theatre trip or two!"  a figure is pointed in his direction as menacingly as she can manage, which is to say –– not very.

@pajanyas : well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

“ it's not a mess, your highness. it's JUST the most important meal of the year. ” some lunch with half a dozen leaders from the un, one he was being forced to attend along with the families of the other presidents and prime ministers. and god, it was going to be so, so boring. he told his mother to jot down ann as his guest, someone to at least talk to while his mother and the other leaders talked about random nonsense that he knew next to nothing about. “ we'll just do that huge, massive paper before we leave for the lunch. come on, please? ” he draws out the please, fluttering his eyelashes at his friend with a bright, shiny smile on his face.

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Ban Ki-moon